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Flying Monkeys in Barrie, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.39
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A sultry, thick, high-alcohol Imperial Maple Wheat Ale brewed with maple syrup and infused with fair-trade, organic Bourbon vanilla pods chiming in at 11.5% abv.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle from the LCBO.
dark brown pour, with a small beige head. big maple aroma, with some big burnt sugar, toffee aromas also. touches of vanilla, reminds me alot of being at a suagr shack as a kid and eating maple syrup right off of fresh snow. the mouthfeel is thick and luscious, and the carbonation is perfect. the sweetness is quite strong, but a solid bitterness cuts it in the end. the alcohol is well hidden, and the finish is quite bready with big notes of maple, and toffee. overall this is quite nice, a good sipper, but whoa, is it sweet.
dark brown pour, with a small beige head. big maple aroma, with some big burnt sugar, toffee aromas also. touches of vanilla, reminds me alot of being at a suagr shack as a kid and eating maple syrup right off of fresh snow. the mouthfeel is thick and luscious, and the carbonation is perfect. the sweetness is quite strong, but a solid bitterness cuts it in the end. the alcohol is well hidden, and the finish is quite bready with big notes of maple, and toffee. overall this is quite nice, a good sipper, but whoa, is it sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Reddish brown colour with a small slightly off-white head. Aroma is syrup sweetness along with some bready and toffeeish malts, a bit of vanilla as well as some wood and mild alcohol sweetness. Flavour is sweet malts along with some vanilla, fudge and mild chocolaty and alcohol sweetness to it. Smoothly balanced and a quite nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2016
at 06:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle shared by MisoW at Bratislava Tasting, thanks!
Dark copper to brown body, with a medium, creamy, dark beige bead.
Aroma of maple, vanilla, cappuccino, caramel, some sweet fruits.
Tastes of caramel, maple, cappuccino, red fruits, some tea, some chocolate.
Medium, a bit oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes quite sweet, with about all aromas mentioned before and some alcohol warmth.
Very nice. Maybe a tad too sweet, but really interesting and diverse aromas. Pretty filling, but a very nice sipper. Overall not my favourite style example, but a really characterful beer.
Dark copper to brown body, with a medium, creamy, dark beige bead.
Aroma of maple, vanilla, cappuccino, caramel, some sweet fruits.
Tastes of caramel, maple, cappuccino, red fruits, some tea, some chocolate.
Medium, a bit oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes quite sweet, with about all aromas mentioned before and some alcohol warmth.
Very nice. Maybe a tad too sweet, but really interesting and diverse aromas. Pretty filling, but a very nice sipper. Overall not my favourite style example, but a really characterful beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:39
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle at tasting, Gurthnar’s place. Dark amber color with small off-white head. Nutty aroma together with, vanilla, caramel, chocolate. Taste, maple, vanilla, chocolate, caramel, alcohol. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:38
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle at a tasting. Really interesting and fucking good. Complex and rich. Nutty, caramel, biscuity, toffee, boozy, maple, touch of roasted, vanilla. Full bodied, moderate carbonation. Excellent and unique. Bonus points for nice label :-D
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0,75l bottle shared by MisoW at Bratislava RB Tasting, big thanks. Dark brown color, small tan head. Strong smell of licorice, vanilla, spices, light underlying maple notes, medical. Full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. Tastes of vanilla, licorice, maple, spices, some sweetness, medical. Finishes with vanilla, licorice and maple. No fan of vanilla beer, no fan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:34
Tried
on 29 Aug 2015
at 01:38
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Dark tawny, tan head. Very high aromatic intensity. Reminds me of Pedro Ximenez Sherry dessert wines: figs, dates, acorns, caramel, chocolate and, of course, maple syrup. Sweet, creamy; very powerful but still fresh. Very long finish. It’s very easy to get a beer buzz with this different and very interesting ale.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2015
at 13:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at SBWF 14. Murky copper liquid with small off-white head. Aroma of vanilla, maple syrup, bread, caramel and light booze. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of maple syrup, vanilla and toffee. Medium to full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Solid strong ale. Best Flying Monkeys beer I’ve had.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2014
at 16:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
A dark copper amber ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, beautiful mix of vanilla and maple, smooth fruity malt, light orange pulp, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a sweet pinot de charente with apple brandy, maple, vanilla, light coffee, alcohol burn, very pleasant and complex. On tap at Arrow and Loon.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2014
at 17:20